Examples of stand on in a Sentence
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Rookie goaltender Brandon Bussi continued to stand on his head and preserved the shutout.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Tonight as darkness sets in, look for the Little Dipper standing on its handle about halfway up in the northern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
And Fort Mackinac, originally built by the British in 1780, still stands on the limestone bluffs above downtown.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The monarch's eldest son and heir, Prince William, also stood on the balcony after riding on horseback in the parade.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
One stood on a clean plate on a storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
That’s someone who can stand on her own two feet, comfortably.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Boston Police said these two people robbed a children's lemonade stand on June 10, 2026 on West Ninth Street in South Boston.
—Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The video showed the victim standing on his own a minutes after the fight was broken up, bruised and red faced.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Tonight as darkness sets in, look for the Little Dipper standing on its handle about halfway up in the northern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
And Fort Mackinac, originally built by the British in 1780, still stands on the limestone bluffs above downtown.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
The monarch's eldest son and heir, Prince William, also stood on the balcony after riding on horseback in the parade.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
One stood on a clean plate on a storage rack.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
That’s someone who can stand on her own two feet, comfortably.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Boston Police said these two people robbed a children's lemonade stand on June 10, 2026 on West Ninth Street in South Boston.
—Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 12 June 2026
The video showed the victim standing on his own a minutes after the fight was broken up, bruised and red faced.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
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“Stand on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20on. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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